A Michigan Thanksgiving

Ghost stories with Aunt Emily, reading with Grammy, relaxing, chillin' with our shades on in the house, 2 year photos in the play room, Alex carrying Saeda, Alex playing with baby Tommy (Holty family friend), playing in the crib, playing, playing, playing, finding Jerry the Elf, eating, laughing, and making memories that will last forever.
Happy Thanksgiving!!

NY Summer 2010

We had a great vacation in New York this summer.  We started in Binghamton with Grammy.  Playing in the backyard with water, going to the Discovery Center, a Binghamton Mets baseball game, fireworks, Taughanock Falls and dinner in Ithaca.
Then, on to Nana and Papa's house.  Gigi's house for dinner, Aunt Norma's house to see all of the cousins and Guppy for dinner (Daddy made a surprise visit!), lunch at the mall to get out of the heat, Aunt Erika's house for a cool break, dinner with Aunt Erika and Uncle Paul, time at the lake, Old McDonald's farm, swimming, goulash, kumquat pie, a fire and marshmallows, a paddle boat ride, and Cheese World.
So much fun!  Despite the ridiculous heat we had a great time!

Hunter's New Stocking

Grammy finished Hunter's stocking this year! Now the boys have matching cross-stitched stockings. Aren't they great!!! They are beautiful! And...more importantly for the boys, they are big (they can fit lots of goodies!).
Thanks Grammy! We love them!!

NY Part 2

On the third day (Sunday) of our visit with Grammy, we took a trip to Ithaca, NY so Daddy could take a bike-ride and afterwards we did a little site-seeing. We hiked up some of the gorges and then went to Cornell to show the boys where Daddy went to college. We stayed all day and had dinner at one of Mommy and Daddy's favorite Mexican restaurants - Viva Taqueria. Yum!

Monday was the last day of our visit with Grammy, and we spent it at Binghamton's Children's Museum. It was a blast!! The boys were able to experience first-hand a bunch of really cool things - ATM's, an ambulance, a fire-truck, a grocery store - that they normally wouldn't get to touch too much. It was a great place and we look forward to going there again on another visit with Grammy. The best part was that it is about 5 minutes from Grammy's house!!

NY Part 1

Our New York visit started at Grammy's house in Binghamton. Day 1 consisted of painting our own pottery and visiting the Binghamton Zoo. The pottery painting was a lot of fun (even though Hunter didn't seem to care too much for it and spent most of his time pooping in a corner!). We all made some great pieces!
Afterwards, we went to lunch followed by a trip to the zoo. It wasn't the greatest zoo we've ever been to, but the boys seemed to like it nonetheless (especially the petting zoo where the goats were more interested in eating my skirt than anything!). Alex had his face painted like a tiger and Hunter had a snake painted on his arm.
Day 2 started out in Grammy's backyard - bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles! Then we went inside to have a lick-fest with Oreo, Grammy's dog (don't worry, Oreo was the only one doing the licking and the boys LOVED it!!!) and board games with Grammy. That evening we went to the HOG Rally with Grammy and finally got a chance to meet Mike. We saw the stunt show and got back in the car before there was a downpour. Later that night we went to dinner with Grammy and Mike. The boys loved the show and Mike was a hit as well!

Happy Thanksgiving

Grammy came to visit us for the holiday. We had a great day with delicious food and lots of fun and laughs.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Botanical Gardens with Joan

Hunter and I went to the Botanical Gardens with Joan in May while Alex was at school. As always, it was a lot of fun. We love going there!